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Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Born(1570-01-01)1 January 1570
Died15 August 1649(1649-08-15) (aged 79)
Noble familyHouse of Guelph
Spouse(s)Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
FatherWilliam, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
MotherDorothea of Denmark

Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1 January 1570 – 15 August 1649) was a daughter of Duke William "the younger" of Brunswick-Lüneburg and his wife, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

She married Count Palatine Charles I of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. They had four children:

  • George William (1591–1669), Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
  • Sophia (1593–1676), married Kraft VII of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Weikersheim (1582–1641)
  • Frederick (1594–1626), canon at Strasbourg
  • Christian I (1598–1654), Count Palatine and Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler